Nominees for the 2008 Meeples Choice Awards
Here are the 25 games that got the most votes from the members of the Spielfrieks user group in the first round of the 2008 Meeples Choice Award voting:
After the Flood
Aquaretto
Battlestar Galactica
Chicago Express
Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!
Cosmic Encounter
Diamonds Club
Dominion
Ghost Stories
Le Havre
Lost Cities: The Board Game
Manoeuvre
Metropolys
Municipium
Pandemic
Planet Steam
Powerboats
Royal Palace
Say Anything
Snow Tails
Space Alert
Steel Driver
Stone Age
Tinners’ Trail
Wealth of Nations
Barely missing out were Nefertiti and Princes of Machu Picchu. Jet Set, Sorry Sliders, The Hanging Gardens, and Ticket to Ride: The Card Game also came close.
We are now using this list to vote on the three games that will bear the title of Meeples Choice Award winner for 2008. If you’re a member of Spielfrieks and want to participate, check out http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/spielfrieks/message/87415. If you’d like to join the group, send an email to spielfrieks-owner@yahoogroups.com and they should set you up.
© 2009 Larry Levy
Posted by Larry Levy on Jun 13, 2009 at 12:05 AM in Columnists, Larry Levy / 972
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Many fine games on this list. Hard to recommend any three without knowing the criteria. I haven’t played them all, but I’m particularly fond of Le Havre, Metropolys, Chicago Express and Dominion so I hope one of these makes the cut. Posted by Jacob Lee on Jun 13, 2009 at 01:13 AM | #
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If is called Meeples Choice Award, shouldn’t it be the games with the most meeples included? Municipium should win, hands-down. :) Posted by Scott Nelson on Jun 13, 2009 at 04:52 PM | #
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It’s hard to imagine how some say 2008 was a mediocre year. Oh well, different strokes and all that.... Posted by Joe Casadonte on Jun 13, 2009 at 08:57 PM | #
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Joe, I just played Dominion again yesterday and our one game was an hour-long snoozathon (at least for me) that left me liking the game even less. Other popular games that are only “meh” for me include Chicago Express, Ghost Stories, Metropolys, and Pandemic, and I actively avoid BSG. That doesn’t leave much. I share your love for Le Havre and really like Steel Driver, Tinners’, and Snow Tails. So the year is far from a total loss, but it pales in comparison to ‘06 and ‘07. Overall, it’s definitely a substandard year for new games for me. But as you say, different strokes. Posted by Larry Levy on Jun 14, 2009 at 11:24 AM | #
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